The International Theater Festival MESS is the most prominent theater festival in Southeastern Europe, drawing international theater stars to Sarajevo every year in early autumn.
The festival was founded in 1960 under the name Festival of Small and Experimental Stages of Yugoslavia, upon the initiative of theater visionary Jurislav Korenić. It is one of the oldest festivals in Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
MESS was held even during the Siege of Sarajevo – among other productions, the festival staged the cult performance "Waiting for Godot", directed by Susan Sontag in 1993.
The festival is comprised of several programs:
Program and tickets available at mess.ba.
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